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(Photo: IRRI) Rice farmers all over the world are using new and improved technologies. And, to some degree, these technologies have helped keep many...

For many years, rice has been an important part of Sri Lankan culture and it is also the country’s invaluable and most accessible food source. On average,...

Rice research has helped many countries feed their people, but its successes account for only a small part of the rich rice production toolbox that the...

Farmers produce good quality seeds of different rice varieties in Arakan Valley, Philippines. (Photo: Isagani Serrano) In Arakan Valley, the upland “rice...

(Photo: Moises John C. Reyse) A family of five cooks a kilogram of rice in a pot for breakfast. Somebody forgets about it and it burns—the rice at...

In the Philippines, the second phase of the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) works to reduce poverty and improve...

Lady beetles are farmers’ best friends because they eat pests that destroy rice. (Photo: Chris Quintana) Don’t let the lady beetle’s adorable...

Brown planthoppers pierce the plant stem and suck out the sap. (Photo: IRRI) In 2002, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) had four major problems in...

Over the last 3 years, a study has been conducted to document past IRRI training activities, assess the impact of IRRI training, and ask the question,...